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“Professor Wall is Wonderful”
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Reviews (208)
He's an institution.
Too much inuendo during lectures
I really loved his intro psych class
Very understanding and intelligent.
One of the best PSYCH professors!
His lectures were good, but I hated how this course is run like a factory...
His "rat" demonstration was great
He's a great lecturer and interesting; but the course is too much work
very boring, and despite what he thinks, he's not funny!
a little conceited....
He enjoys what he is teaching which makes it enjoyable for the students.
Too much pro-animal research propaganda.
There was just something about him...
This guy is GREAT! He makes a good test subject.
he is funny & energetic, but course material is very difficult
The one prof everyone in first year should have. Just perfect as a professor.
Good lectures, but pretty much irrevelant to difficult exams. Read the textbook!
liked him up until I saw question 2 on term test 2!
What nice guy! Too bad his tests are so mean!
good lectures, but only ever covers easy topics&never does hard stuff from text
Very good prof. Presents interesting lectures that relate to life. Hard tests.
great first year prof
amazing prof, too bad everyone fails the course
Expect too much
difficult course
very organized lectures and makes the lectures very interesting! great prof!
too much reading
Try to keep the "jokes" to a minimum
marty wall and the rats, is all i have to say!!!
Marty Wall rocks!! He's the best prof at U of T!
Excellent Prof, one of the best courses at U of T!!!
Fantastic prof but don't EVER use this course for a distribution requirement!!
Super hard test!!!!!!
Know the textbook inside and out!! Great course and a great prof! Hard tests!
interesting lectures but the tests are killers
Marty Wall is the best professor ever!!! Everyone should take his course!
Maryt Wall is a great prof, does great lectures, best course at u of t
Decent lectures, but they have nothing to do with the tests or the final
Lectures were good, but shouldve stuck to the text a little more. Tests suck!!
If you like to suffer, take this course.
Truly interesting course, albeit quite work-intensive
Very hard, very boring...at least I had my crosswords.
Very Knowledgeable, but a very difficult course. I think he was a good professor
i love marty wall.only hard if you don't study.read the text,go to class.
Best prof for 1st year
Good, but very arrogant and smug.
He gives excellent lectures. Tests are too specific but OK when you study.
Tests were too thorough. Too much reading.
Tests were brutal. He doesn't care if half the class is failing.
he should teach more undergrad courses. lectures were wonderful!!!
good lecturer. final exam was too long (over 100 mc) focused on insig. details
Love his lectures, but too much material to study for the tests
Interesting lectures, but not clear as to what to study for test.EXAM IS BRUTAL!
teacher speaks clearly, but it isn't clear what is relevant for the course.
smart, fairly interesting, brutal exam, pay attention and study hard!
interesting course, but hope you have a good memory..very specific test ?s.
Class has 1000 people in it, he tried his best. Avoid if you don't 'get' science
ok teacher, tests and exams insanely hard unless you're a science genius.
he's smart, but not a good teacher for the beginners
the lectures are awesome, however he doesnt emphasize important stuff AT ALL
Excellent Professor, Awesome,engaging lectures
umm....his jokes didn't seem too corny at the first lecture but it's just gettin
marty wall is gorgeous
He's a rat!!!
Best prof at U of T
Great lecturer, but can get boring sometimes. Tests are hard!!
he makes it interesting but those tests are impossible!
i luv him! he makes the course so interesting!
Easy going teaching style
great prof but tests are too difficult
He is a good prof but his tests are horrible, hard, crazy!
he's not approachable and makes you feel stupid when you ask questions
good lecturer, he makes it interesting , but the tests are hard
would be a better prof for more advanced psy courses, not the intro level ones.
Need to teach more stuff related to the tests
Amazing lecturer, though tests are a bit too specific.
TOO BLOODY HARD
Great prof. Love The Marty Wall Show
he is sooooooo awesome.. except that his tests are hard....!
awesome guy, until u take a test...then your screwed!
Overall he's a great prof teaching a really interesting subject. He explains everything pretty clearly, but his tests are really hard. I like his structured approach to testing students as well.
Tests are too hard.... He expects us to know every detail of the topic.
Amazing course, Great Lectures!! Marty Wall is a very Qualified Individual!!
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Amazing prof! Hard tests, but teaches very well. Loved his conditioning demos.
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Great, enthusiastic teacher, but I think he designs the class SPECIFICALLY to weed out non-sci students (tests TOO hard, not as much explaination of biologicall material). Give us a break man, I just want my sci credit and I'll be outta your hair.
the A in A Marty Wall must stand for awesome, cause thats what he is!
He's a funny old guy
He's a great teacher but the tests are ****ing hard.
overall a very interesting course, but the tests are just way too hard! but he gives good lectures and explains things quite well. some of the demonstrations are funny, some are just verging on being outright weird!
Classes got boring during the second half of the year. The tests are too difficult and obviously for weeding purposes. Announcing people's birthdays was a nice idea.
Great prof. Lectures started out very interesting, but got boring as time went by. Not even Frued at the end made up for that. Lecture materials are a whole different set information to learn, making it twice as hard to study for tests.
Not bad of a prof
Fantastic teacher!
Marty Wall is a great professor, it's not his fault there is so much material he has to cover, the in-class demos were great. He's the only one who can handle 1500 students at a time.
easy class (nothing more required than reading the textbook, and going to class). ppl who did badly obviously have never taken a "scientific" multiple choice test (that involved any studying).
MARTY!!! the only prof that doesn't hate us...PHYS ED!!!
too tough. he thinks he is all that. slides not too helpful, the book seems easier many times. tests are indeed too hard.
That was a killer class. Unless you were a grinder, the class was death. Obviously went to weed out those who weren't scienceheads. Plus, the Hongers playing Gameboy and chatting loudly in Cantonese in the balconeys at Con. Hall didn't help.
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Marty Wall is a genius. Sure PSY100 is killer, but he is the best prof at U of T, no doubt about it! We love you Marty!
GREAT PROF! AMAZING and interesting lectures but... the tests are killer!!
There is no need for Killer Exams or trying to weed students out of the program. It doesn't make U of T any cooler
the lectures are REALLY good! the tests are hard.....that's about it...
Very approachable, friendly professor. He genuinely (or at leasts pretends very well!) cares about his students. The material isn't really hard, there is just A LOT (repeat: A LOT) of material to cover.
Exams are harder than necessary!
Course is not bad, but exams are tough
he may not explain a lot of things during class but hes a cutie
Prof. Wall is an excellent professor. However, the course itself is tough as nails. Make sure to keep up with the reading or you're screwed. Make sure to know the DETAILS because that's what will earn you the 80s-90s
THE EXAM IS A NIGHTMARE. Honest to god, study MONTHS in advance for it - you cannot cram it in less than 2 weeks! Basically, you will have to memorize over 1000 pages of DENSE infomation. The tests are easy IF you like MC and can recall key words.
awesome prof. the tests are manageable.
Tests are brutal. Lectures not too poor but material dull as dry toast.
I love you Marty Wall! He's the best!!!
Marty is the man.
A good Professor and interesting lectures. Only if he will check the long answers of the tests himself rather than other people for the purpose of fairness.
I found it hard in the beginning, but the last test was easy to ace. Just make sure you study in advance, and looking at past tests can help a bit..cramming doesn't really work for this course. Wall's a *great* prof, although I think he's leaving this yr.
Marty Wall is an absolutely amazing prof. He keeps the material fresh and interesting, and does his best to be available to answer questions. Material isn't difficult to understand, however, there's a lot of it, so don't get behind!
AMAZING course, and AMAZING prof!!! =) The lectures are so interesting, and Prof Wall speaks clearly and is well organized. He talks at a very good pace, so you don't have to rush to write down everything he says. Wonderful prof!!!
His exams are a killer. Prof is nice but hardest exams you'll ever write
HIS EXAM IS A NIGHTMARE. Monster exam. Trust me, this guy is the hardest prof in the entire U of T faculties. Wants to weed students out.
Kool professor! Prepare for the tests though, they will give you a rude awakening. Lectures are fun.
best professor i've encountered so far, with the HARDEST EXAMS. have fun in the class and start sucking in psych.
Psych lectures were my favourite. His tests were challenging but fair.
one of the best profs i ever had. can't blame him for the super hard tests since lena and linda do them :P... he makes dry material interesting.. and generally does a good job of engaging the class in lectures.
very hard professor
great prof. friendly, entertaining, and easy to understand
He's a great teacher!!!
He likes to fail students
Marty Wall is pretty nice. I liked him as a prof but I didn't like his exams. He makes psychology harder than necessary. I wish I took Psychology at UTM or UTSC rather than with him.
Taught us Stats in the summer session and made an unbearable, impossible topic very accessible ... thanks Dr. Marty!
Marty Wall is a legend
I found him boring and he is un-necessarily difficult on U of T students
A well-spoken highly experienced and knowledgeable professor. He himself does demonstrations of doable phsychological experiments that make it easy to grasp the concept that he is trying to explain. Very effective use of class time. Also nice & funny.
Taught me PSY 100 a few years back. I didn't find him funny at all. He was so narrow minded, which explains why he gave killer exams all the time. He appears cool, but he isn't. I'm glad that he retired!!! Most people I know found him incredibly tough....
A total Hypocrite, who loves to see students do poorly. Appears like a nice guy but his looks are different from what he really is. He was the worst prof in the entire history of U of T. Award winning marty wall? That's all fake. He was really bad!!!
This wasn't the worst class I've had (ECO100 was BY FAR) but it was more difficult than necessary. I sorta wish I took it at UTM (class avg. there was a B.) But the prof. was a nice guy..interesting material.
Clear, interesting lecture style; fascinating material to work with. Tests, exams very detail-oriented; multiple-choice a blessing. Readings somewhat heavy. Lectures also feature in tests; no joke.
makes it fun
uncle marty is fricken hilarious
i love how he says 'sex'
I disagree that the material was unnecessarily hard.. it really wasn't that bad. He was enthusiastic and interesting.. although sometimes the material was a little dry.. most lectures were pretty good though.. overall, good prof!
he's highly overrated
Good prof! People who complain about the tests being hard havent given other psych tests set by other profs - theyre all just as hard too.
He is pretty over-rated. His voice is annoying (I'm not the only one who thinks this). He should stop putting on an act and talk to us naturally. Overall, not a bad professor- I'm just saying that he's nothing to rave about and could improve.
totally overated dude and the course is supposed to be the hardest first year course at u of t. not a course i'd ever recomend unless you certain u wanna go into psych later on. (DO NOT TAKE IT AS AN 'easy' SCIENCE CREDIT-- cuz its NOT!)
Dr. Wall is a great professor but he is quiet tough
The tests are pretty hard but the material was overall interesting and he was the best lecturer I had last year.
great lectures! the tests were a bit hard, but the course was interesting and the class was very enjoyable!
Wall I Love you! lol. It was a great class. Maybe because i always loved psych? His website was helpful. His lectures were worth going to for "fun" tho u can do without. Readings were heavy but okay. Tests were okay too. Multiple choice exam.. tough ? nah this course was not too shabby ^___^
we love you! the lectures are so interesting! but why are the tests so hard...? please....make them a little easier...:)
Very knowledgeable but his course is a TRUE killer at university. Aside from him personally (great man) I would avoid taking this course as if I am avoiding the devil. The ta's will do whatever it takes to fail as many people as they can. It is VERY unfair and it does not do him justice.
Prof. Wall is so funny and was my favourite professor last year. The course was really interesting and I would recommend it to anyone just because of how interesting it is. The readings were heavy, but interesting. The tests were fair (not as hard as everyone says) and his website is so helpful!
Awesome but very tough
Toughest professor in the HISTORY OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTION IS MARTY WALL. I don't know what he gets out of giving hard exams. Some personal happiness? He likes to challenge students, but it's a bit too much for first year students. UTM is so much easier for first year psych. AVOID MARTY WALL!
interesting lectures... funny... but omg tests!!!!!!!ewww!
very enthusiastic
Dr. Wall is hillarious!!
hard course hard tests stupid experiments dont get me wrong i love psych but he has to be a lil easier on 1st years, his tests are torture and the experiments are dumb for the most part. he seems like an ok guy but hes very conceited to say the least
I think he's a nice guy, but he is so tough
HARD TESTS! But a very good teacher!
really cool class! never fell asleep once
the rumours are true...toughest prof EVER! the tests are difficult and unclear, and the lectures can be very boring although the material usually isn't. it really doesnt help that there are more than 1000 students in the first year class...can't wait till its over!
The worst prof at U of T. NOT funny and NOT cool. Absolutely useless and doesn't like to give marks. Any High School students reading this, *DONOT* come to U of T St. George Campus..you will never get the marks for admission to med school. If you do come, avoid this prof. He's very very tough
Good prof with nice teaching standards. Love to attend psych lectures coz of him! but... HIS TESTS ARE HARD!!!!!
I took this last year and I looooooooved it!! He's prob the best psych professor! As for his tests, if you just really study hard, not bad at all~~!
Toughest prof at ENTIRE U of T
great lecturer, keeps your attention for sure. tests are slightly difficult but can do fine if you read the text well.
very difficult course, but marty made it fun and entertaining
The worst prof at U of T. Go to York or UTM or anywhere else, but don't take his class. Exams are almost impossible. You have been warned. Don't make your life a living nightmare, avoid this man under all circumstances. He is boring, tries hard to be funny, and likes to give low marks. Needs to take it easy on first year students. He's NOTTT cool.
Best professor ever.. exams are not impossible.. actually pretty easy
Lectures were interesting, the readings were so-so (seems like I was lost most of the time). Although I wished his tests should be easier.
This course is interesting and the readings arent too long (about 30 pages/week) but be prepared to have a mini nervous break down for the 3 tests...way too much information...each test feels like a final exam: 50 MC and 4 short essays. The tests were challenging for sure. Dont expect to do really well in this course. The final exam is easy though!
Class was hard cuz they're trying to reduce class sizes. Not prof's fault I'm sure. Otherwise he's awesome! He's really interesting and knows his stuff. He's Harvard educated and taught at Oxoford I believe? The ppl who don't like him are bitter cuz of their low grades! STUDY A LOT and you'll be fine. Amazing class overall!
Amazing.
Very interesting prof. Good lecturer. Tests are not particularly hard just a lot of information. He doesn't try to trick you like some other profs I've had.
A good lecturer overall. The slides were helpful. Tests a bit difficult and require a lot of reading and understanding.
He's probably one of the most enthusiastic profs! the lectures are really interesting, but they're also a handful to rememeber (way too much info), which therefore makes the tests BRUTAL.
worst class ever. he is sxist and promotes horrible and out of date biological determinism. the tests are ridiculously hard. STAY AWAY.
Horrible, just horrible, i don't know how one can say he is enthusiastic! He speaks in like one tone, and his evaluations are impossibly hard! Also, he expects us to learn everything by ourselves, the stuff he teach are interesting, but i thought if he were more cheerful and went easier on the tests, he would make a good prof. but as it stands, NO!
Prof Wall is a great prof. He makes Con Hall feel like a small classroom despite the hundreds of students in the class. His lectures are a very slight overview of the material you are expected to know. And there is a lot of difficult material you are expected to know in this class. Good prof, with interesting lectures, but u have to stdy like crazy
He was pretty generous with the marks! belled me up by 7%! If you don't do readings tho, you are doomed~! Same if you leave things for the last minute!
Prof Wall is humourous and explains concepts clearly.
wow.. i so regret taking the class.. it's WAY too hard to be a "100" level course, just too much info, and the tests are WAY too hard. He gives very interesting lecture, but I dont' know where all the random confusing multiple questions are coming from. ppl even study for a WEEK without sleep, and still get a horrible mark. very discouraging class.
I was initially very interested in psychology - not so much anymore. I had to drop this class half-way through the year because I couldn't take it anymore. The tests were ridiculous, and the lectures were very hit and miss.
he is the best prof at UofT!!! great, very interesting, inspiring lectures. I took the course last year and comparing to the lecturers in 200 or 300 level psy courses, he is just unbeatable.
Prof. Wall is wonderful. He organises his lectures well and explains all the concepts clearly. His enthusiasm rubs off on you. He expects you to learn a lot of material quickly, but he makes it as easy as possible, and is quite helpful, even in a large class. He is one of the best professors I have had.
clear and easy. too much memorizing!
Wall is great. He is very interested and enthusiastic about the material. Lectures were always enjoyable, however, almost the entire test covered material from the textbook. You are expected to memorize the text quite a bit.
PSY100 was my favorite course in first year. Professor Wall did an amazing job expanding on the textbook material and making the concepts interesting and applicable to everyday life. He and this course inspired me to go on further in psychology. Best prof I've had so far!!
He's so vague! Really bad prof, wastes a lot of time.
The best Prof ever!
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Amazing Prof.
Incredible lecturer. Makes the hours fly by, and then he's available to chat and answer questions afterwards. My favorite prof at U of T so far.
Very interesting material and he is so funny and entertaining to watch some days. But he was very very tough on the exams.
Dont take that course. Just don't. It's only Psych. Its not worth going through the trouble. Reallly tough and you need to know how to write big answers. His multiple choice were tricky but still doable.
He made you hate psychology.
Pretty good prof. He was hard, but if you knew the material you'd get a good mark.
nice guy but hard
He's a great teacher, very clear, and able to keep a class in con hall interesting, which isn't easy. The tests are fair, not hard. Some people simply confuse psychology and sociology coming out of high school and think you have to know nothing about the brain! He sends you a nice letter if you're doing well.
My favourite Prof of my entire degree.
Terrible course. Even if you were a good student in High School, U of T Arts and Science will crush you. It's VERY Competitive here. Avoid U of T Arts and Science under all circumstances. This prof's Psych exams were soooo hard!!!! Especially the writing part.
hottie
Martin (Marty) Wall is an amazing professor.
Amazing Professor. Very engaging.
Marty Wall is really knowledgeable and explains difficult concepts well. Tests could seem intimidating at first, but all the questions are actually fair and are based on material from the textbook. The prof/TAs are approachable after class, but not so much during the online tutorial sessions. You should do really well if you have a good memory.
Professor Wall is Wonderful!
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